Long-distance swimming by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of...
Long-distance swimming by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of extensive open water
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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English
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Ottawa: NRC Research Press
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Polar bears (
Ursus maritimus
Phipps, 1774) depend on sea ice for catching marine mammal prey. Recent sea-ice declines have been linked to reductions in body condition, survival, and population size. Reduced foraging opportunity is hypothesized to be the primary cause of sea-ice-linked declines, but the costs of travel through a deteriorated...
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Long-distance swimming by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of extensive open water
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A289431673
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracmisc_A289431673
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0008-4301,1480-3283
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1480-3283,0008-4301
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10.1139/z2012-033
